We Designed America's Ideal Congressman. Here's How He Voted

While the U.S. will never have a truly “perfect” politician, a perfect representative would vote based on the interests of the people. On a nationally represented basis, here is how the perfect representative would vote, with a plurality of Americans backing his or her every decision.

While most Americans believe that America is pro-choice, both Gallup and Rasmussen show that Americans are, in fact, pro-life. Thus, our perfect representative would be pro-life, but might not oppose abortion in all instances.

Thus, Americans want to decrease the deficit, but without serious tax increases or spending cuts. Perhaps, the ideal candidate would say that they want to cut spending and raise taxes on the rich, but never actually cut spending.

The ideal representative would oppose the health care overhaul known as “Obamacare.”

If you’re like me, you’re probably pretty upset with America’s perfect representative. Thankfully, we can be take solace in the fact that we live under a mixed government, instead of a truly representative one.

Christian is a senior at Georgetown University pursuing a double-major in government and philosophy. He has worked as a research assistant on Economic Liberty and a legislative analyst on economic development, communication and technology policy for a non-profit in Washington, D.C.